Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History

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  Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender. Marc Van De Mieroop provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject and:
  * criticises disciplinary methodologies which are often informed by a desire to write a history of events
  * scrutinises the intellectual background of historical writings
  * examines how Mesopotamia's position as the 'other' in Classical and Biblical writings has influenced scholarship
  * illustrates approaches with examples taken from the entirety of Mesopotamian history.